Going for gold – 10 things you should know about gold smalts
Citrone, Limone, Ambra and Gaggia. No, these are no Italian ice-cream flavors, but only some of the nuances you can use when working with gold smalti.
Scuola Mosaicisti del Friuli
I learned mosaic making at the traditional and unique school ‘Scuola Mosaicisti del Friuli’, in the north of Venice. Here, you can find all the blog posts in which I reported on my experiences during my apprenticeship in the north of Italy.
Homage to Sergio Altieri’s “La Casa sulla Collina”
Freshly framed, I finally handed it in this week: My contribution for Musiva, a school internal competition of Itineraria.
Teamwork IV: Florence Baptist Church
A devil, snakes, precious colors, gold: We have arrived in the Middle Ages.
Back to school: the second year in Spilimbergo has started!
And on the curriculum are Byzantine style, portrait and 3D work.
My first “commission”
On my last day of work as an online manager at a medical manufacturer…
I make mosaics – Huh?
When you say “I make mosaics” do people act surprised? This video may help you out.
Theme of the final mosaic work revealed!
We will work on a detail of the Asaroton of Aquileia.
mused 2 years anniversary!
Time to look back on personal changes, meetings with artists, techniques and materials.
New flooring for the main entrance
This week we could follow a live demonstration on how a flooring gets installed.
Done!
This feathered friend was completed in indirect method.
Pretty in pink
Just in time for the beginning of spring color is illuminating our class room: we work with smalts on diverse fruit motifs.
A very special Madonna
I stood like a set piece admiring her when she was half finished on my first visit here in school. And now she is beautifully completed.
Done!
Our copy of a roman mosaic from Tunis is finally completed.
CaCO3 with workshop in Spilimbergo
Aniko and Pavlos presented their “Movimento” technique and built a new work together with the students.
Material 1&1: Cement adhesive for the direct method
Learn how to prepare your adhesive for the direct method à la Spilimberghese.